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I found The Sims 4 to be a big improvement over The Sims 3. There was something wrong with the engine of the previous one (I think it was trying to render too much of the town), making it impossible to play once you progressed further.

It's a bitter sweet relationship for me. The game itself lets you create a family of one or multiple individuals, who you then look after. They live their lives autonomously, but you can queue tasks for them - pretty much controlling everything they do. There is a good selection of interactions possible with the environment, which is also the main draw of the game.

The Sims 4 also overhauled the conversation aspects. Sims now have emotions, which makes them respond to one another in different ways, based on how they feel. This made talking to others a lot more interesting.

In terms of gameplay, I think the main appeal is having your Sim interact with its environment - either the objects or the people. You can have them make friends, enemies, get married, make babies. Or you can have them explore the town, pursue one of many professions, dance to a stereo you buy for them, etc. The interactions themselves are really well done. I think the core gameplay is a lot of fun. As long as you pay attention to the little things and try live a balanced life, it offers a great bit of gameplay.

Here is the bitter part for me. Being the MMO min-maxer I am, I love to figure out optimal strategies in games and "get better" at them. This means I always end up having my Sim draw artistic masterpieces one after another, while their spouse is supplying them with constant stream of food keep them alive. Trying to "figure the game out" always ends up being very boring, as the game isn't really about that - it's about the small things instead. Now that I'm writing this, it's a chilling analogy to life actually.

The Sims 3 is the more complete package but has loading issues especially later on in the game. I guess The Sims 4 would be a good first sims game to play but alot of stuff has been deliberately left out to be added in further expansions. I'd personally play The Sims 3 myself if given the choice between the 2.

I do believe we can play whatever type of game we want, no matter who you are.

Since the purpose of gaming is entertainment - Not to improve, show your masculinity.

However, as someone who did play the Sims (2,3,4) I pretty like this game. Besides the gameplay which is pretty much accurate when you can experience a "human life" - you might find a strong interest in building your house in the Sims.

Just play it man, if you are manly, no matter what you do, you are still manly

Like people are saying the Sims games tend to be very expensive when they come out and it's best to buy an older series to get the best value for your money. I have Sims 3 and bought the expansions I liked. Once you get into it, the game can eat up a lot of your time.

It's a life simulation game. It's like Second Life as an RPG. Meet the neighbors, drink their blood if you bought the vampire DLC, or play a muggle and live a normal life with parties, a job, a nice house, etc. Sounds boring but some of the DLC is pretty good, I've seen a lot about player created mods but haven't gotten into those yet.

I bought the Sims 4 base game, and I'll be honest, it's kinda fun. I bought a cheap ass house and some cheap ass home furnishings and it's pretty neat. Some people came to my door to chat, I guess, but of course, I was in the shower. Just like real life, people knock at the most inopportune times I guess.

I too didn't play The Sims for probably 10 years, thinking this was just not the game for me. But after reading that you could, err, "unlock" the game I decided to give it a try (I played the Sims 3). And it was actually a lot of fun. I especially enjoyed designing houses, landscaping properties, and creating my own particular version of attractive women. Then watching as I encouraged their "gorgeous" genes to spread across the population (literally seeding the next generation).

If you want to play an adult version of the Sims, I'd guess that Sims 3 or maybe even 2 is still the way to go. Although I'm not sure about that (maybe the mods available for 4 have progressed by now?). Anyway, if you do go this route be ready to tackle a big learning curve to get the game set up properly. And tracking down all the mods you need to use. But just to get you started, if you decide on The Sims 3 I'll give you two links.

http://nraas.wikispaces.com/ (Nraas are like "the" core mod(s) used. Not just for adult content, but for many other advanced game functions as well.)http://www.loverslab.com (There are actually other more dedicated sites out there, but the forums here wouldn't be a bad place to start looking for guidance on mods beyond Nraas if you are interested. Especially on some of the new animation packages that are available).

Yes, I'm gay and I play Sims4 so obviously you will suddenly turn gay to if you play this game. If you accidentally bump me while passing on a crowded street it will also turn you gay. You can't escape. It's like vampirism. We spread our disease and there is no cure...

Actually you'll probably never make it past the boobie slider. You're safe. GL